Metal tie and rail-securing device.



Y W. H. ISIIORGAII.Y

METAL TII| AND RAIL SEGURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 14, 1909.

1,010,446. Patented 1190.5, 1911,

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5 v i i W IN1/E v Aliorey DLUMBIA P NOURP W. H. MORGANIv METAL TIE AND RAIL SEGURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 14, 1.909.

Patented Deu/5,1911.

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INVEN'TOR WITNESSES NITD STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MORGAN, OF `ALLIANCE, OHIO.

METAL TIE AND'RAIL-SECU'RING DEVICE.

To all whom "it may concarn:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Ties and Rail-Securing Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and. use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in metal ties and rail securing devices for the same, and it consists in the parts and combinations of parts as will be more fully explained and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of a section of a tie showing the rail securing plates in position. Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a section of tie, the rail being shown in section. Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the securing plates. Iig. 5 is a view in section on the line -m of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view in section` on the line y-y, and Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of the tie showing the recessed seat.

l represents the tie in the shape of an I beam the bottomy flange of which is wider` than the top flange and is preferably concaved transversely so as to cause or tend to cause the dirt, gravel or broken stone of which the road bed may be constructed, to travel toward the center of 'the tie and thus form a solid bed for the tie.

Each tieis provided in its upper flange, at the proper distances apart, with depressed seats 2 for the rails 3. These depressedseats have parallel ends, but are arranged obliquelyas shown, so that when the rail is seated a wedge shaped space is lcft on each side of the rail as shown in F ig.f3. Located centrally within the depressed seat 2, and extending diagonally cross-wise the tie parallel with the end walls of the seat, 2, is a rib 4. The upper surface of this rib is in a plane below the top surface of the tie, so that when the rail 3` is seated thereon the lower face of the rail will be on a plane below the top surface of the tie, thus transmitting all side strains and shearing action directly to the end walls of the seats. The sides of the ribs, and the end walls of the recessed seats, are beveled as at 5 to form lips which overlap the correspondingly bev` eled edges of the rail securing plates 6.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 14, 1909.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911. Serial No. 522,659.

The edges 7 and 8 of the plate 6, are parallel, and are of a size to lslide freely lengthwise in its seat, but are ,retained from vertical displacement by the beveled lips before referred to. Each plate therefore becomes lockedin its seat against vertical displacement, hence after the rail is locked in place between the securing plates, it can only be.. released by the endwise withdrawal of the"`plates. That portion of the plate 6 adjacent to the rib 4 and on which the base flange of the rail rests, is as thick as the rib is high, so that when the parts are assembled, the rail rests on the rib and on the adjacent members of the two securing plates, thus assisting in holding the latter in place. The rib 4 being centrally located comes under the web of the rail and hence directly supports the rails and holds the latter elevated 'so ask to permit of the ready assembling of the securingy plates without the necessity of elevating the rail.

Each plate is provided with an inwardly projecting lip 9 which engages the top surface of the lower flange of the rail and locks the latter in place. These lips 9 rest parallel with the rail and at right angles to the tie, and as the edge 8 rests against the oblique wall of the recessed seat, it will be seen thatthe two edgesS and 9 form a wedge, which not only clamps the rail and locks it in place,

but provides for the lateral adjustment of the rails so as to take up, or compensate Vfor wear. The outer section of each securing plate is bent downwardly, thus forming an arch shaped cavity on its lower side. This arched section imparts to the securing plate a slight elasticity transversely which materially assists in holding the clamping plate in place after it has been forced home. After the rails have been properly spaced and the securing plates assembled, the latter arev then locked against endwise displacement by bendable wedges l2 passed through the slots in the narrower ends of the plates and secured by bending them below the plate.

lWith this construction the securing plate can only be placed in position and removed endwise, and as the rail rests on the plates there is no possibility of the rail tilting laterally, or disengaging itself from the securing plates. There are no strains whatever on the bendable wedges which lock the securing plates in place, hence there is no chance for the accidental endwise displace-4 ment or' the securing plates after the parts have been assembled and locked. y

lith this construction provision can be made whereby the rails will be free to elongate and contract under varying temperature, and by the employment of longitudinally sliding wedges which are locked against tilting, I dispense altogether with bolts, nut and lock washers.

It is evident that many slight changes might be resorted to n the relative arrangement of parts shown and described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but,

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A railroad tie having a depressed seat for the rail and a rail supporting rib of less width than the base flange of the rail and projecting upwardly from the base of the seat, the said rib and side walls of. t-he recessed seat extending obliquely across the tie.

2. A railroad tie having a depressed seat extending obliquely across the tie and of less width than the base flange of' the` rail, and a rail supporting rib of less height than the depression in the tie, the said rib being located intermediate and parallel with the end walls of the recess.

3. The combination with a tie having a depressed seat extending obliquely across the tie, and a centrally located rib the sides of which are approximately parallel with the end walls of the seat, the said rib being of less width than the base flange of the rail, of two rail securing plates for said seat each plate being overlapped at its edges by an end wall of the seat and by the rib.

4;. The combination with a tie having a depressed seat extending obliquely across the tie and a centrally located rib of less height than the depth of the seat and of less width than the base flange of the rail, the sides of the rib being approximately parallel with the end walls of the seat, of two rail-securing plates for said seat, each plate being overlapped at its edges by an end wall of the seat and by the rib, and having a lip engaging the lower flange of the rail.

5. The combination with a tie having a depressed seat the latter having parallel end walls extending obliquely across the tie, of two rail-securing plates located within the depressed seat and on which the rail rests,

'each securing plate having a flange to overlap t-he lower flange of the rail and an arch shaped outer edge which is overlapped by the adjacent end wall of the seat.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a device for securing rails to ties, comprising a pla-te having a member to be engaged and overlapped by a lip on the tie, a member on which the rail rests, and a flange for overlapping the base flange 'of the rail, the outer section of the plate being curved or arch shape, substantially as described.'

7. A tiel provided with a recessed seat having undercut end walls, and a rail supporting rib intermediate said .walls the said seat and rib extending obliquely across the tie.

In testimony whereof' I have signed. this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM H. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

VILBUR ZIMMERMAN,

A. W. BRIGHT.

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